Long-Term Review

4000 miles in a Golf GTE: The company car for driving enthusiasts

Are you a company car drive who loves their commute? This is the car for you

22 December 2025
4000 miles in a Golf GTE: The company car for driving enthusiasts
Features

The Christmas lunch bunch: Festive showdown in 2025's best cars

In a twist on an Autocar tradition, we ditch Secret Santa and skip straight to an argument...

22 December 2025
The Christmas lunch bunch: Festive showdown in 2025's best cars
From the archive

How a cigar-chomping watchmaker invented the Smart car

Mercedes showed it was serious about Smart with two Eco Concepts in 1994

22 December 2025
How a cigar-chomping watchmaker invented the Smart car
Slideshow

The most valuable cars ever sold

A close look at the usually very rare and certainly most expensive cars ever sold

21 December 2025
The most valuable cars ever sold
Features

They told me to scrap my £450 106 Rallye - now it's worth £12,000

This this rev-hungry hot hatch was destined for hillclimb sprints until a rule change rendered it unusable

21 December 2025
They told me to scrap my £450 106 Rallye - now it's worth £12,000
Slideshow

Secret treasures of the official Porsche Collection

We take a virtual tour of the anonymous warehouse where Porsche stores some of its biggest surprises, including plenty of cars it nearly put in production. Join us for a visit

21 December 2025
Secret treasures of the official Porsche Collection
New cars

Peugeot mulls 508 estate successor as alternative to SUVs

"We are exploring what's next after the SUVs," says CEO, as firm considers a new take on the estate car

20 December 2025
Peugeot mulls 508 estate successor as alternative to SUVs
My Week in Cars

Listen: Lotus design director on lightweight philosophy in the EV age

Russell Carr has been involved in numerous projects in his career - from forklift trucks to superbikes

20 December 2025
Listen: Lotus design director on lightweight philosophy in the EV age
lead modeo v lotus
This pairing wasn't quite as preposterous as it might appear
From the archive

Everyday heroes: When 'normal' cars sneak into supercar showdowns

When Mondeo meets McLaren: Our annual driver's car showdown unearths unlikely handling heroes

20 December 2025
Everyday heroes: When 'normal' cars sneak into supercar showdowns
Features

Clio Trophy and MR2: Revisiting two Gen Z gems at 20

These two fine sportsters have been battling it out since the early 2000s

20 December 2025
Clio Trophy and MR2: Revisiting two Gen Z gems at 20

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